If you are currently studying for the SAT or ACT (or making decisions about whether you should take the ACT vs the SAT), chances are you are stuck in the middle of the old SAT to new Redesigned SAT transition. If you’ve already taken the ACT or previous SAT and are eyeing the new SAT, or if you’ve taken practice tests of the ACT and new SAT and want to see which test you might do better on, you probably want to know how your scores compare.

Unfortunately, comparing scores is not as easy as it might sound with all the changes in the tests.

So to answer the ACT to SAT scores conversion question, we’ve created this ACT to New SAT to Old SAT score conversion chart!

This information is HOT OFF THE PRESSES: just released by the College Board on May 9, 2016 and it is official information from the College Board.Note that it is not official information from the ACT, but we will update this chart if the ACT releases an official chart as well or if the College Board and ACT work together on one. (You can see our previous estimated score ranges chart at the bottom of this post.)

ACT to Old SAT to New SAT Total Score

Hint: You can also type in your score into the search box to pull up the relevant line.

ACT Composite Score

New SAT Total Score (400-1600)

Old SAT Total Score (600-2400)

36

1600

2390

35

1590

2380

35

1580

2350

35

1570

2330

35

1560

2300

34

1550

2280

34

1540

2260

34

1530

2230

34

1520

2210

33

1510

2190

33

1500

2170

33

1490

2150

32

1480

2130

32

1470

2110

32

1460

2090

32

1450

2080

31

1440

2060

31

1430

2040

31

1420

2020

30

1410

2000

30

1400

1990

30

1390

1970

29

1380

1950

29

1370

1930

29

1360

1920

29

1350

1900

28

1340

1880

28

1330

1870

28

1320

1850

28

1310

1840

27

1300

1820

27

1290

1810

27

1280

1790

26

1270

1780

26

1260

1760

26

1250

1750

26

1240

1730

25

1230

1710

25

1220

1700

25

1210

1680

25

1200

1670

24

1190

1650

24

1180

1640

24

1170

1620

24

1160

1610

23

1150

1590

23

1140

1570

23

1130

1560

22

1120

1540

22

1110

1530

22

1100

1510

21

1090

1490

21

1080

1480

21

1070

1460

21

1060

1450

20

1050

1430

20

1040

1420

20

1030

1400

20

1020

1390

19

1010

1370

19

1000

1360

19

990

1340

19

980

1330

18

970

1310

18

960

1300

18

950

1280

18

940

1270

17

930

1250

17

920

1240

17

910

1220

17

900

1210

16

890

1200

16

880

1180

16

870

1170

16

860

1150

15

850

1140

15

840

1120

15

830

1110

15

820

1090

15

810

1070

14

800

1060

14

790

1040

14

780

1030

14

770

1010

14

760

990

13

750

980

13

740

960

13

730

950

13

720

930

12

710

910

12

700

900

12

690

880

12

680

870

12

670

860

12

660

850

12

650

840

12

640

830

12

630

820

11

620

810

11

610

800

11

600

790

11

590

780

11

580

770

11

570

760

11

560

750

N/A

550

740

N/A

540

730

N/A

530

730

N/A

520

720

N/A

510

710

N/A

500

700

N/A

490

690

N/A

480

680

N/A

470

670

N/A

460

660

N/A

450

650

N/A

440

640

N/A

430

630

N/A

420

620

N/A

410

610

N/A

400

600

We also recommend the official College Board Score Converter app, which will allow you to plug in your scores and see various equivalents across the old SAT, new SAT, and ACT, both for total scores and for section scores.

Previous ACT to SAT Scores Converter Table

These numbers are based on the prior 2015 ACT to SAT concordance tables released by the College Board and ACT that convert ACT scores to SAT scores on both the 1600 and 2400 scale. See the chart above for the most recent, accurate information.

ACT

New SAT (starting March 2016)

Old SAT (before March 2016)

36

1600

2380-2400

35

1540-1590

2290-2370

34

1490-1530

2220-2280

33

1440-1480

2140-2210

32

1400-1430

2080-2130

31

1360-1390

2020-2070

30

1330-1350

1980-2010

29

1290-1320

1920-1970

28

1250-1280

1860-1910

27

1210-1240

1800-1850

26

1170-1200

1740-1790

25

1130-1160

1680-1730

24

1090-1120

1620-1670

23

1050-1080

1560-1610

22

1020-1040

1510-1550

21

980-1010

1450-1500

20

940-970

1390-1440

19

900-930

1330-1380

18

860-890

1270-1320

17

820-850

1210-1260

16

770-810

1140-1200

15

720-760

1060-1130

14

670-710

990-1050

13

620-660

910-980

12

560-610

820-900

11

510-550

750-810

Concordance Tables

Wondering what your post-2016 scores “translate” to on the old scale? We have you covered! Here are the concordance tables for new SAT scores (composite and by subject) and old SAT scores.

New SAT Scores to Old SAT Scores (Composite)

New SAT Total Score (400-1600)

Old SAT Total Score (600-2400)

400

600

410

610

420

620

430

630

440

640

450

650

460

660

470

670

480

680

490

690

500

700

510

710

520

720

530

730

540

730

550

740

560

750

570

760

580

770

590

780

600

790

610

800

620

810

630

820

640

830

650

840

660

850

670

860

680

870

690

880

700

900

710

910

720

930

730

950

740

960

750

980

760

990

770

1010

780

1030

790

1040

800

1060

810

1070

820

1090

830

1110

840

1120

850

1140

860

1150

870

1170

880

1180

890

1200

900

1210

910

1220

920

1240

930

1250

940

1270

950

1280

960

1300

970

1310

980

1330

990

1340

1000

1360

1010

1370

1020

1390

1030

1400

1040

1420

1050

1430

1060

1450

1070

1460

1080

1480

1090

1490

1100

1510

1110

1530

1120

1540

1130

1560

1140

1570

1150

1590

1160

1610

1170

1620

1180

1640

1190

1650

1200

1670

1210

1680

1220

1700

1230

1710

1240

1730

1250

1750

1260

1760

1270

1780

1280

1790

1290

1810

1300

1820

1310

1840

1320

1850

1330

1870

1340

1880

1350

1900

1360

1920

1370

1930

1380

1950

1390

1970

1400

1990

1410

2000

1420

2020

1430

2040

1440

2060

1450

2080

1460

2090

1470

2110

1480

2130

1490

2150

1500

2170

1510

2190

1520

2210

1530

2230

1540

2260

1550

2280

1560

2300

1570

2330

1580

2350

1590

2370

1600

2390

New SAT Scores to Old SAT Scores (Math)

New SAT Math Section (200-800)

Old SAT Math Section (200-800)

200

200

210

200

220

210

230

220

240

220

250

230

260

240

270

240

280

250

290

260

300

260

310

270

320

280

330

280

340

290

350

300

360

310

370

330

380

340

390

350

400

360

410

370

420

380

430

390

440

400

450

410

460

420

470

430

480

440

490

450

500

460

510

470

520

490

530

500

540

510

550

520

560

530

570

550

580

560

590

570

600

580

610

590

620

600

630

610

640

620

650

630

660

640

670

650

680

650

690

660

700

670

710

680

720

690

730

700

740

710

750

720

760

740

770

750

780

760

790

780

800

800

New SAT Scores to Old SAT Scores (Reading)

New SAT Reading Test (10-40)

Old SAT Critical Reading Section (200-800)

10

200

11

210

12

220

13

240

14

250

15

260

16

270

17

280

18

310

19

340

20

370

21

380

22

400

23

420

24

440

25

460

26

480

27

500

28

520

29

530

30

550

31

570

32

590

33

610

34

640

35

660

36

680

37

700

38

720

39

760

40

790

New SAT Scores to Old SAT Scores (Writing)

New SAT Writing and Language Test (10-40)

Old SAT Critical Writing Section (200-800)

10

200

11

220

12

230

13

240

14

260

15

270

16

280

17

300

18

320

19

340

20

350

21

370

22

380

23

400

24

420

25

430

26

450

27

470

28

490

29

510

30

530

31

550

32

570

33

600

34

630

35

650

36

680

37

710

38

740

39

760

40

790

New SAT Scores to Old SAT Scores (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing to Writing plus Critical Reading)

New SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section (200-800)

Old SAT Writing plus Critical Reading Section (400-1600)

200

400

210

410

220

420

230

430

240

440

250

440

260

450

270

460

280

470

290

480

300

490

310

500

320

520

330

550

340

570

350

600

360

620

370

640

380

660

390

690

400

710

410

730

420

750

430

770

440

790

450

800

460

820

470

840

480

860

490

880

500

890

510

910

520

930

530

950

540

970

550

990

560

1010

570

1020

580

1040

590

1060

600

1080

610

1100

620

1120

630

1150

640

1170

650

1190

660

1210

670

1240

680

1260

690

1290

700

1310

710

1340

720

1370

730

1390

740

1420

750

1450

760

1480

770

1510

780

1540

790

1560

800

1590

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in January 2016 and has been updated for freshness, accuracy, and comprehensiveness.

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6 Responses to “ACT to New SAT to Old SAT Score Conversion Chart”

Hello! I am currently a Senior in high school who achieved a 29 on the ACT and a 1400 on the SAT over the summer. I was wondering if a 1400 on the SAT is valued more than a 29 on the ACT? Should I even worry about retaking either test? According to the chart above, my SAT score was equivalent to a 30 on the ACT. Does that mean that I performed better on the SAT?
Sincerely,
A confused high-schooler

When we compare the overall measures, yes, the 1400 will be similar to a 30 on the ACT and this could potentially mean you did a little better on the SAT, but it isn’t actually that simple. You should also look at your percentile achievement for the skills broken apart, though (this would be on your test reports). If one test shows you are much better at math and the other shows a more even distribution of skills, you’ll have to decide which one is better for your application.

Having two strong scores can also help you because you are in a position to see if one of your scores is more persuasive at a university than another. When I was preparing for my college applications, I didn’t even have to take the SAT because my PSAT and ACT scores were more than enough proof for the universities I wanted to apply to. Take some time to find out what the average admitted student has gotten on the tests (only at the unis you care about!) and decide if these are enough to get you in. In any case, I think you are in a strong position, Jessica! 🙂

Hi! I am a junior in high school and I got a 34 composite on the ACT, but my math score was far lower than the other areas. I got a 29 in math, but got 36s in reading and English. Would you recommend retaking the ACT to try to improve my math, or should just accept my current score because the composite is good. Thank you so much!

Ultimately that choice comes down to how you feel about it and what you’re trying to do in university. There are plenty of places where your scores are more than enough to get you where you want to go! But if you have a specific path of study that requires you to get a higher math score, then you would be better off retaking the exam. If you have an admissions counselor available to ask advice from, too, I highly recommend that! 🙂

Are these ACT and SAT scores intended to be somewhat equivalent to PSAT/NMSQT scores as well? I scored 1400 on the PSAT/NMSQT and 30 on ACT, and am about to take the SAT. Does this mean I’ll get another score of roughly 1400?

You’ve got it exactly right. A 1400 on the PSAT and a 30 on the ACT both roughly correspond to a 1400 on the new SAT. So you’ll likely get a score in that range– or near it– if you are about to take the SAT.

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